[REVIEW: John Adams leads Cleveland Orchestra in riveting program] “The three-movement quasi-concerto featuring saxophone soloist Timothy McAllister conjures the dark and mysterious Los Angeles of the 1940s and 50s…McAllister soared beautifully against strings, vibraphone, and solo horn.”

Kevin McLaughlin Cleveland Plain Dealer (April 2024)

“Soloist Timothy McAllister proved brilliantly up to the enormous demands — vast spreads of pitches, disjunct lines that wanted to be as lyrical as possible and some dazzling scurries.”

Scott Cantrell The Dallas Morning News (4/25/12)

“the main attraction of this enjoyable St. Louis Symphony album, conducted by David Robertson, is Adams’ Saxophone Concerto, composed for the virtuosic Timothy McAllister, who plays it here. Stacked with swing-era allusions, moody 4am interludes and cartwheeling acrobatics, it is unpretentious fun from start to finish”

Richard Morrison The Times London (5/31/14)

“(John) Adams goes for more than stylizations with [City Noir’s] wily jazz spine. Keeping a sweaty, smoky after-hours jam percolating were Timothy McAllister’s volcanic sax…”

Lewis Whittington American Record Guide (Sept/Oct 2010)

“brilliant solos were in abundance, especially by Timothy McAllister…”

Janos Gereben San Francisco Classical Voice

“John Adams said he wouldn’t wish [that alto saxophone solo] on anyone, but Timothy McAllister dispatching it with wonderful grace on this world premiere evening.”

Fred Child Commentary from American Public Media/Performance Today's coverage of Gustavo Dudamel's Inaugural Concert with the LA Phil

Performances

  1. Crane Saxophone Quartet

    12:00 PM

  2. Crane Festival of NEWMUSIC

    Potsdam
    12:00 PM

  3. Faculty Artist Series

    12:00 PM

  4. IPFW Visiting Artist Series

    Fort Wayne
    12:00 PM

  6. Arts-in-Education Residency

    Indianapolis
    12:00 PM

  9. Arts-in-Education Residency Tour

    South Bend Clinic
    8:00 PM

  10. ninth circle saxophone quartet

    8:00 PM

  11. PBS/WNIT Studio’s Open Studio

    Elkhart
    12:00 PM

  12. Furlong Recital

    Ann Arbor
    8:00 PM

  13. Fischoff’s "Gala at the Gridiron"

    South Bend
    8:00 PM

  14. Performance/Masterclass

    8:00 PM

  15. Faculty Recital

    8:00 PM

  16. Faculty Recital

    8:00 PM

  20. 50th Anniversary SCI Conference

    8:00 PM

  21. Electronic Music Micro-Festival

    8:00 PM

  22. Guest Artist Series

    Eastern Michigan University
    8:00 PM

  23. U.S. Navy Band International Saxophone Symposium

    8:00 PM

  24. Visiting Artists Series

    University Of Richmond
    8:00 PM

  25. Collage XXIV Midwestern Music Educators Conference

    Hill Auditorium
    8:00 PM